Georgian Elder Abuse Activist Wins National Award

Ms. Charlee Lambert, a long-time elder abuse activist from Georgia, has won the first annual Rosalie Wolf Memorial Elder Abuse Prevention Award and was honored at the Seventh International Conference on Family Violence, held September 24-28, 2002, in San Diego, California.

The award was established jointly by the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA), the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), and the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute (FVSAI) to honor the memory of the late Rosalie Wolf, Ph.D., founder of NCPEA and the founding chairperson of INPEA.

The award may go to either an individual or an organization that has “demonstrated dedication and commitment to the ideals of Rosalie Wolf to prevent and reduce the incidence of elder abuse through research, education, policy or practice.” Ms. Lambert was the selection committee’s unanimous choice.

Ms. Lambert was the founding Director of Georgia’s Council on Elder Abuse and Neglect and managed its victim assistance line. She served on the Lieutenant Governor’s Elder Abuse Task Force and on a joint House-Senate committee on guardianship reform. Currently an elder abuse consultant and AARP volunteer, Ms. Lambert also produces plays on elder abuse topics to educate professionals and non-professionals alike about elder abuse prevention.